Broom-holder.



C. SELVINE.

BROOM HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29.19.

Patented May 22, 1917.

CARL SELVIN'E, OF LAKE PARK, MINNESOTA.

BROOM-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

Application filed June 29, 1914. Serial No. 848,054.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL SELVINE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lake Park, in the county of Becker and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification. This invention relates toholders for brooms and the like, and more particularly to a holder ofthe class wherein the same is adapted to receive and retain the free endof the handle of a broom or the like.

The object of this invention is to provide a holder for brooms and thelike which may be placed in a vertical position on a wall or elsewhere,and is adapted to receive and retain the handle of a broom bysimply-forcing the same into the holder. l

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the class abovedescribed which is simple in construction, effective in operation andconsists of a minimum number of parts which tend toward a cheapness ofmanufacture. a

The preferred form of my invention resides in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts as set forth in the followingspecification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a front elevation of a broom holder in which the preferredembodiment of my invention is shown.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, the free end of abroom handle being shown therein in dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1looking in the direction of the arrow.

Similar reference characters indicate similar parts throughout thevarious views of the drawings.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which the preferredembodiment of my invention is shown, I provide a base 1, said base 1having a longitudinally extending groove or recess 2 therein, saidrecess 2 terminating in a rounded portion 3 adja cent the upper marginaledge of the base 1.

A clamping element is provided which,'in the present instance, comprisesa member 4, said member being provided with a supporting portion 5, saidportion 5 being secured to the base 1 by nails or other suitable means6. The saidclamping element 4 is preferably of a resilient natureadjacent the portion 5 thereof, and the main body portion 4 thereof isconcaved longitudinally as shown at 7, for the purpose hereinafter setforth.

Disposed intermediate the end of the said clamping element 4, I providelugs 8, said lugs 8. I provide springs 12, said springs being disposedbetween the lugs 8 and the base 1, said springs 12 surrounding the pins9. The springs 11 are preferably of a slightly greater strength than thesprings 12, thereby having the tendency to hold the clamping element 4close to the base 1. In Figs. 2 and 3 the clamping element 4 is shown inthe position when engaging a broom handle, the said broom handle beingindicated by the numeral 13. The broom handle 13 is shown in full linesin Fig. 3, lfi ut is necessarily shown in dotted lines in As shown toadvantage in Fig. 2, the recess 3 terminates preferably at a pointadjacent the supporting portion of the clamping element 4 as shown'at 3in the said Fig. 2. As shown to advantage in Figs. 1 and 2, the base 1extends slightly beyond the free end of the clamping element 4, therebyfacilitating the insertion of a broom handle or the like into theholder, and also permitting of a space in which to place a nail or screwfor securement of the base 1 to the wall.

From the above it will'be seen that the recess 2 being of a concavednature longitudinally, and the concaved portion 7 of the clampingelement 4 coact and provide a space in which to insert the handle of abroom or the like, said space being of a substantially cylindricalconfiguration, which conforms as near as possible to the shape of thefree end of a broom handle or the like implement. It will be readilyunderstood that I do not desire to limit myself to a concaved clampingelement, as the same could be made to conform with the shape of anyhandle. I

The springs 12 limit the movement of the clamping portion 4 toward thebase 1, but

said springs 12 do not interfere in any way whatsoever with the actionof the springs 11.

The operation of my invention, it is thought, will be clearly understoodfrom the above description. When in use the free end of the handle of abroom or other implement is simply inserted between the clamping portiont and the base 1 and forced upward between the same, thereby expandingthe clamping portion 4: against the tension of the springs-11,frictionally engaging the handle and securing the same againstdisplacement. It will be seen from Fig. 3 that the concaved portion 7and the concaved recess 2, as described, provide a cylindrical recess,one side of which is movable and resiliently supported, and said recess2 and concaved portion 7 being adapted to receive the handle of a broomor the like therebetween.

While I have shown and described a specific form of my invention lldesire that it be understood that I may make such changes in the detailsof construction of stantially arcuate in cross section disposed inproximity to said recess and having one end thereof rigidly mounted onthe base, said strip having a plurality of lugs laterally extendingtherefrom, and a plurality of resilient elements carried by the base andhaving engagement with said lugs to maintain said retaining member in apredetermined position.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signa ture in presence of two witnesses.

CARL SELVINE. Witnesses B. HANssoN, JoriN HELLAN.

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